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If you need a reliable tool for technical documentation, this clear and concise reference will help you take advantage of DocBook, the popular XML schema originally developed to document computer and hardware projects. DocBook 5.0 has been expanded and simplified to address documentation needs in other fields, and it’s quickly becoming the tool of choice for many content providers.

DocBook 5: The Definitive Guide is the complete, official documentation of DocBook 5.0. You’ll find everything you need to know to use DocBook 5.0′s features-including its improved content model-whether you’re new to DocBook or an experienced user of previous versions.

• Learn how to write DocBook XML documents
• Understand DocBook 5.0′s elements and attributes, and how they fit together
• Determine whether your documents conform to the DocBook schema
• Learn about options for publishing DocBook to various output formats
• Customize the DocBook schema to meet your needs
• Get additional information about DocBook editing and processing

This book is still in progress, but you can explore this technology through our Rough Cuts edition, which lets you read the manuscript as it’s being written, either online or via PDF. Download Now »

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Professional SlickEditis the first guide to the award-winning SlickEdit tools, and is technically reviewed by the SlickEdit development team. SlickEdit expert John Hurst shares his years of experience in developing with SlickEdit to teach readers how to maximize the tool’s features, and to write and debug code faster than they have before. Additionally, the book includes a CD ROM with an extended trial version of SlickEdit not available anywhere else.

Professional SlickEdit is heavy on examples, making this a hands-on guide that will get readers up and running with the tools quickly.

Topics include:
*Customizing the environment
*Staying organized with Workspaces and Projects
*Understanding Tagging
*Quickly navigating code
*Power editing techniques for text, code and data
*Taking advantage of Aliases and File Templates
*Slick-C Macro Programming
*Custom Language Support Download Now »

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Regular expressions help users and developers to find and manipulate text more effectively and efficiently. In addition, regular expressions are supported by many scripting languages, programming languages, and databases. This example-rich tutorial helps debunk the traditional reputation of regular expressions as being cryptic. It explains the various parts of a regular expression pattern, what those parts mean, how to use them, and common pitfalls to avoid when writing regular expressions.With chapters on using regular expressions with popular Windows platform software including databases, cross platform scripting languages, and programming languages, you’ll learn to make effective use of the power provided by regular expressions once you fully comprehend their strengths and potential.

What you will learn from this book

• Fundamental concepts of regular expressions and how to write them
• How to break down a text manipulation problem into component parts so you can then logically construct a regular expression pattern
• How to use regular expressions in several scripting and programming languages and software packages
• The variations that exist among regular expression dialects
• Reusable, real-world working code that can be used to solve everyday regular expression problems

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In a world where web services can make real-time data accessible to anyone, how can the government leverage this openness to improve its operations and increase citizen participation and awareness? Through a collection of essays and case studies, leading visionaries and practitioners both inside and outside of government share their ideas on how to achieve and direct this emerging world of online collaboration, transparency, and participation.

Contributions and topics include:
* Beth Simone Noveck, U.S. Deputy Chief Technology Officer for open government, “The Single Point of Failure”
* Jerry Brito, senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, “All Your Data Are Belong to Us: Liberating Government Data”
* Aaron Swartz, cofounder of reddit.com, OpenLibrary.org, and BoldProgressives.org, “When Is Transparency Useful?”
* Ellen S. Miller, executive director of the Sunlight Foundation, “Disrupting Washington’s Golden Rule”
* Carl Malamud, founder of Public.Resource.Org, “By the People”
* Douglas Schuler, president of the Public Sphere Project, “Online Deliberation and Civic Intelligence”
* Howard Dierking, program manager on Microsoft’s MSDN and TechNet Web platform team, “Engineering Good Government”
* Matthew Burton, Web entrepreneur and former intelligence analyst at the Defense Intelligence Agency, “A Peace Corps for Programmers” Download Now »

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12 Questions to Help You Find Your Ideal Career
Professionals in IT are struggling with these questions:
# How do I make a career change?
# What do I do for a career?
# How do I advance in IT?

You are being bombarded with reams and reams of data concerning what is hot and what is not, what jobs are paying a living wage and which are not, which technologies are dying and which are getting ready to launch. Between all the salary surveys, expert opinions, gurus, and talking heads predicting where the sector is going, trying to make a career decision in this sector is mind-numbing.

You and you alone are the person who has to make the decision. No one else can make it for you. But to make the right decision, you have to ask the right questions. We often are so emotionally embroiled in the struggle that we might overlook the obvious: the questions that will direct us in the correct path.

With Warren Wyrostek’s guidance through a series of 12 targeted questions, you will get a chance to diagnose and treat your career, providing you with an excellent career prognosis. Are you ready to make a change? Download Now »

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These are just a few of the fascinating science and health questions real people have asked top science writer and San Diego Union-Tribune columnist Sherry Seethaler. Curious Folks Ask brings together 162 of her best answers–all crystal-clear, accurate, quick, and a pleasure to read. Seethaler knows exactly how to cut through jargon, confusion, and myths. She’s passionate about sharing what scientists have learned and what they still don’t know. She explores everything from our bodies to our best inventions: what makes us healthy, what makes us human, and plenty more. Prepare to be surprised, intrigued, and amazed!

Prepare to Be Fascinated!

• Why does the flu change every year?
• What makes glue sticky?
• What causes out-of-body experiences?
• Are all brands of gas the same?
• Will adult stem cells work as well as embryonic stem cells?
• Is one “horsepower” really equal to the power of one horse?
• Why can’t you sneeze with your eyes open?
• How much does a cremated body weigh? Download Now »